- Starts:January 17, 2021 10:00 pm
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Join us for a live, online, discussion & tasting of 3 wines from different regions of France: Sancerre, Chablis & Morgon!
About this Event
Terrific Tastings: French Wine Roadtrip
Sun, Jan 17, 2021
2-3:30pm (PST), 3-4:30pm (MST), 4-5:30pm (CST), 5-6:30pm (EST)
on Zoom
Join Culinary Host James Sokol and special guest Bob Sawicki for a virtual, metaphoric roadtrip to three different wine regions in France - Sancerre, Chablis & Beaujolais! Learn about these small, family-owned wineries, about the wines themselves and, of course, enjoy a guided tasting of each.
If we can't take you to the French wine regions, let us bring them to you!
PLEASE NOTE: Tasting & Wine Collection tickets are available thru Sun, Jan 3rd., but early ordering helps us in planning!
The Online Tasting Event includes:
Overview of the French wine regions;
Review of how to read a French wine label;
Discussion of the specific growing regions (re: appellations) of the wines being tasted;
Live, guided tasting & discussion of each wine;
Cheese & food pairing recommendations; and
Fun banter with our Special Guest.
Come for the wines; stay for the fun!
About this Event
Terrific Tastings: French Wine Roadtrip
Sun, Jan 17, 2021
2-3:30pm (PST), 3-4:30pm (MST), 4-5:30pm (CST), 5-6:30pm (EST)
on Zoom
Join Culinary Host James Sokol and special guest Bob Sawicki for a virtual, metaphoric roadtrip to three different wine regions in France - Sancerre, Chablis & Beaujolais! Learn about these small, family-owned wineries, about the wines themselves and, of course, enjoy a guided tasting of each.
If we can't take you to the French wine regions, let us bring them to you!
PLEASE NOTE: Tasting & Wine Collection tickets are available thru Sun, Jan 3rd., but early ordering helps us in planning!
The Online Tasting Event includes:
Overview of the French wine regions;
Review of how to read a French wine label;
Discussion of the specific growing regions (re: appellations) of the wines being tasted;
Live, guided tasting & discussion of each wine;
Cheese & food pairing recommendations; and
Fun banter with our Special Guest.
Come for the wines; stay for the fun!
The Wines:
Begin our tasting journey 125 miles south of Paris in the Loire Valley where Jean-Paul & Magali Balland have continued the multi-generational family tradition of wine making on their estate in the Sancerre appellation.
Next, head 115 miles southeast of Paris toward Dijon to taste a Petit Chablis from Domaine de la Tour, which has been owned by the Chalmeau family for over 200 years!
Our final tasting stop is about 30 miles north of Lyon in the Beaujolais region of Burgundy to Domaine Pierre Dupond, where we will taste his single vineyard "Cote du Py", generally considered the single best vineyard in the commune of Morgon, and therefore in all of Cru Beaujolais.
Our Special Guest: Bob Sawicki
Owner & founder of the Tamalpais Wine Agency, Bob Sawicki (above left) has over 40 years of experience in the wine industry. His focus is on small, family-owned wineries, whose vintners farm sustainably, organically or bio-dynamically."